New Mexico Administrative Code

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Geothermal disposal wells are those wells used for the purpose of disposing of waters produced from a geothermal reservoir when disposal is into a zone or formation not classified as a geothermal reservoir. No well shall be utilized as a geothermal disposal well until authority f…

Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division, P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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A. Application for authority to inject fluids into a geothermal reservoir or to dispose of geothermal waters into a zone or formation not classified as a geothermal reservoir shall be made in duplicate on division form G-112, application to place well on injection-feothermal reso…

Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division, P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Monthly injection reports shall be filed for injection/disposal wells in accordance with Rule G-210 [now 19.14.61 NMAC] of these rules and regulations.

Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division, P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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A. Surveillance of waste water disposal or injection projects is necessary on a continuing basis in order to establish to the satisfaction of the division that all water is confined to the intended zone of injection. B. When an operator proposes to drill an injection well, conver…

Energy and Minerals Department, Oil Conservation Division, P.O. Box 2088, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Injection or disposal wells are required to be abandoned in the same manner as other wells. (See Sec. E, Abandonment, Temporary Abandonment, and Plugging of Wells).

Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Oil Conservation Division.

19.15.10 NMAC applies to persons or entities engaged in oil and gas development and production within New Mexico.

19.15.10 NMAC is adopted pursuant to the Oil and Gas Act, NMSA 1978, Section 70-2-6, Section 70-2-11 and Section 70-2-12.

Permanent.

December 1, 2008, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To establish safety procedures for drilling and production of oil and gas wells.

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A. An operator shall: (1) clean oil wells into a pit permitted pursuant to 19.15.17 NMAC or a tank, not less than 40 feet from the derrick floor and 150 feet from a fire hazard; (2) produce flowing oil wells through an oil and gas separator of ample capacity and in good working o…